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Sybil We have had the same problem here. I was told that anyone (as per new entrants) repeating part of the year or failed modules would not get any fees paid and were not entitled to any loan either. They were only eligible if they repeated the full year. unfortunately, students were not aware of this until it was too late and had already opted to repeat the failed modules only. When I spoke to the DfEE about this, they also told me that they had taken legal advice and the answer was definitely no.When I asked them how they were supposed to survive, I was told that they are now available for work!!!! Dawn Student Loans/Access Fund Officer Room 80/81 Singleton Abbey University of Wales Swansea Singleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP Tele: 01792 295826 Fax: 01792 295157 e.mail [log in to unmask] > ---------- > From: Sybil Green[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: 16 December 1999 17:10 > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] > Subject: Repeating Students > > We have been told by various sources in the DfEE that students > repeating all or part of their first year for the first time are eligible > for > assistance with tuition fees and this has been construed by several > LEAs as applying to students studying less than the usual quota of > modules. When the University was in a position to certify eligibility > for Student Loans, then on guidance from SLC and DfEE they > confirmed that the student was in attendance on a full-time course > of study, albeit for part of it, and thus eligible for a Student Loan. > At the AMOSSHE Conference, Nina Curley said that such > students were not eligible for a Student Loan. She said that they > were eligible for benefits as they were part-time students. It was > pointed out that this was not the case - they were ineligible for > benefits as they had not abandoned, terminated or been excluded > from the course. She was going to look into it further. > > Today I have spoken to Elsie Sellick DfEE who tells me that the > DfEE has taken legal advice on Regulation (8) (a) Student Support > Regulations and the opinion is that this regulation means that the > student must be in full-time attendance, even if this is for part of the > year, to be eligible for tuition fee support and Student Loan. So > "part of the first year" specifically refers to a period of time rather > than part of the full course requirements. > > So, what are these students supposed to do?? > > Please enlighten me and if Pamela Bell-Ashe has received > anything definitive from Nina Curley, I'd be very pleased to know the > outcome. > > Sybil Green > ------------------------------------ > Sybil Green > Senior Adviser > Dean of Students Office > Cardiff University > 01222-874179 > [log in to unmask] > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%